Tag Archives: Hong Kong

Hong Kong is stepping up their international arbitration system, with the Department of Justice requesting the permission of success-fee arrangements from Hong Kong’s Law Reform Commission. The move follows the successful implementation of third party funding in international arbitration matters, and coincides with the city’s Arbitration Week.

Hong Kong is set to enact its Code of Practice of Third Party Funding of Arbitration on February 1st, 2019. These reforms place Hong Kong in line with other prominent international arbitration jurisdictions, and will likely have a significant impact on the broader arbitration climate in the region….

Third party funding in international arbitration matters has been a welcome addition to Hong Kong’s legal landscape. However, don’t expect the usage of third party funding to bleed over into litigation any time soon (as it has in nearby Singapore). In a recent ruling, a Hong Kong court refused to grant approval to a third…

In this episode, Tom Glasgow of IMF Bentham discusses Third Party Litigation Funding in East Asia. What types of cases are being looked at, and what can we expect down the road? How do Hong Kong and Singapore compare and contrast in their approaches to TPLF? And what does the future of TPLF look like…

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